Not your perfect mexican daughter

ChiIL Mama’s Chi, IL Picks List Announcing a Series of Special Events Surrounding the Production—Including Book Signing and Post-Show Discussion with Erika L. Sánchez, March 1 I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Based on the Book by Erika L. Sánchez Adapted by Isaac Gómez Directed by Ensemble Member Sandra Marquez Featuring ensemble member Karen Rodriguez February 26 – March 21, 2020 I’m especially looking forward to this production. I got to know Isaac Gomez last winter, during a play…

"Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. When her older sister dies, Julia is forced to confront family secrets & cultural expectations. As she unravels the mystery, Julia discovers her own desires & dreams. "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" explores family, identity & coming-of-age." #MexicanAmerican #YoungAdultFiction #FamilyDrama #ComingOfAge #Identity #CulturalExpectations #Grief #Secrets

This one has been on my TBR for a few months. When it was almost chosen as by my long-distance book club last month, I took it as a sign that I should move it up to the top of my list. Plus, this i…

Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family.

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez. #bookfacefriday #bookface